As a leading non-profit international school, WAB prides itself on innovative and highly qualified teachers, world-class facilities, diverse community, warm and supportive environment and service-oriented culture. Our uniquely designed campus stands out among other international schools in Beijing, making it a landmark in the area. WAB is an IB World School, providing the highest quality international education in China and beyond.

The WAB Experience

WAB students excel in academics and become life-long learners.

Learning

Our students are at the heart of all teaching and learning at the Western Academy of Beijing. WAB teachers are dedicated, internationally experienced professionals. As an IB World School, our highly motivated students acquire the skills and attitudes that meet the growing demands of an international 21st century.

Arts

The Arts thrive at the Western Academy of Beijing. Guided by a talented and creative faculty of trained teachers and artists, our students are taught foundational skills while also being challenged to express their own artistic vision.

Athletics

WAB offers students at all grade levels opportunities to participate in 16 different competitive sports. Each student-athlete is challenged to learn and develop new skills, embrace the value of working together to achieve common goals, and become empowered to stretch their boundaries and self-expectations.

Campus

Beautiful and functional, WAB stands out among international schools in Beijing with its exciting, purpose-built facilities. Our sweeping, sail-like rooftops and colorful buildings have become a landmark in Beijing. The fusion design incorporates a unique balance of modern and traditional Chinese architecture, reflecting the spirit of our extraordinary school.

Community

From first steps until well after graduation, the WAB community remains a supportive, caring and diverse part of school life. Join us, get involved and experience everything a top international school in Beijing has to offer, from volunteer opportunities to exciting events and initiatives.

Outdoor Education

WAB Wild, our outdoor education department, has run more than 20 outdoor expeditions and day trips each year for over a decade. Taking learning outside the classroom and into nature, WAB Wild has a strong environmental focus incorporated into all its programs.

Student Voices

WAB’s warm and supportive community will make you feel right at home.

Welcome to WAB. While you’re at school here, you’ll meet all types of different people, so you get to see and appreciate the differences among cultures. It’s not only about nationality either. Whether you like arts, sports or community service, at WAB you are encouraged to develop yourself as an individual. I have gone to WAB since I was in Grade 3, and the IB program’s focus on developing as a learner has been very influential. Classes like humanities and math have taught me how to explore new ideas in a worldwide context and also have helped me shape how I want my future to look after graduation.

Christian Neoh, Grade 12Australia

Maybe you have the same worries as I did when I arrived. I was a bit nervous when I first came to WAB, but other kids who were peer leaders helped me figure out right away on New Student Orientation Day. My teachers were all really supportive, too. So don’t worry! The community here is really warm and welcoming. You’re going to love it!

Margot Durfee, Grade 8United States

We get to do so many activities in class that make learning really fun, like learning about physics by building our own boats and then racing them in the pool. And, I can just go upstairs after school to take extra Dutch classes.

Frederique Kersemakers, Grade 5The Netherlands

At first, you might notice that our school looks different. The hallways are colorful and curvy. We do fun things to learn about fractions in math, and there is so much room to play with your friends on Tiger Field.

Soma Ito, Grade 3Japan

You will really like playing on the playground in the ECC. And we get to draw and make sculptures in art class. It's really fun.